Good Afternoon Whispering Pines Families,

We had an amazing night of fun and learning for STEAM night! Thank you for coming out and celebrating through learning. Please check out some pics of the event in the newsletter. Our goal for the year was to give students experiences and customized learning throughout the year. Our students have strived and our data shows that students are making great gains in reading and math. Thank you for your support to help our students grow into the leaders that we need them to be.

This week we are finishing up our MOCK test for 3rd graders and 5th grade Science and then we will work to construct review strategies to help students do their very best on state testing. We are also taking children on their SPRING fieldtrips, getting ready for SUPER KIDS DAY and other grade level events. To wrap up the year we will be scheduling our bridging sessions to give teachers information on what to expect next year. Please be on the lookout in the following weeks for communication from teachers as we work hard and play hard for the next 9ish weeks.

Thank you,

Wendy Anaya, Principal

Whispering Pines Elementary

CELL PHONES

As a reminder cell phones are not allowed to be used during the day. Once a student walks through the doors the phones must be turned off and put in their backpacks until we walk out of the door for dismissal. Students using their cell phone during the day will have it taken up and placed with the Assistant Principal or Principal for parents to come and pick up. This includes watches that have text and call ability. Thank you for your help.

DISMISSAL REMINDERS

Please remember that the front entrance is for Daycare and buses ONLY. We will redirect you to the car rider line. When parents come to pickup their "walker" in the front it clogs up the area and the buses and daycares can not get through.

TARDIES AND ABSENCES

We have many children continuing to arrive after the tardy bell and are missing instruction. Please bring your children to school by 7:45 am if you want them to eat breakfast and leave them the entire day so we can insure they are receiving instruction in all content areas. When they arrive at 8:30 they have missed a lesson. Thank you!

BREAKFAST IN THE CLASSROOM

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE get your child to school by 7:45 if you would like them to eat breakfast! We are serving all children breakfast this year. If you want your child to eat at school please get them here by 7:45am so they have time to eat their breakfast before we start class at 8:00. We have many students coming right at 8:00 and then wanting to eat breakfast. We don't want them to miss instruction time.

DONATIONS TO THE PANDA MART

Our children all love the Panda Mart! Panda Bucks are like gold and they earn them through great behavior and great work and showing Panda Pride. However we could use your help. We can't pay for these items through Title 1 funds so we rely on our teachers and families to make donations. Please check out the link to the Amazon Wish List for items you can donate to the Panda Mart. COME ON....HELP A PANDA OUT!

On Wednesday, March 2nd, NorthEast Houston Hellfighters volunteered their time to put together new patio furniture for the Whispering Pines student body.

Hellfighters Northeast Houston would like to thank Whispering Pines Elementary School for allowing us to come in and put the patio furniture together to offer an additional space for the student body to gather and read and study in the fresh air. They would also like to thank Mrs Anaya and Ms. Gross who were gracious and wonderful hosts. We hope the staff and student body enjoy and get great use out of the space and furniture.